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"It truly isn't known whether or not he is a governor, and governors hang on these walls," said Sen. Lou D'Allesandro, D-Manchester. "He's coming down, no matter what."

The portrait has been hanging on the second floor of the Statehouse for years, but questions were raised this week. Keyes was the governor from 1917 to 1918, but there were clues that the portrait wasn't him. The clothing in the image appears to be more modern than the time period.

The portrait is also a photograph, not an oil painting like the others. It also doesn't look like what's believed to be a photo of the real Keyes.

"That's the real issue," D'Alleandro said. "It doesn't look at all like him, and when you go into the records of the United States Senate where the real recent pictures are, there's really no resemblance."

No one is sure who is actually displayed in the portrait. For now, an empty space will remain along the line of governor portraits.